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tbe into way my pushed I when ten past little a W&S lt 
••na Beirut's in bar smoke-filled a ,Salah Club crowded 
.quarter tive 
glancing after but ,front up roorn no was mjere 
alongside rear the in booth empty an spotted I ,around 
and in myself eased I When .OOC. dance dime-sized the 
waiter a ,seat leatber stained the against back settled 
,barstool a as tall as about was He .ay. my scooted 
.mile. matching a and eyes bright with 
nodded and look up-and-down quick a me gave He 
.nfidentially. whispered he ",halik Kayf" .pprovingly. 
.Amricanee" .ead. my shook I 
English the speak t ,see You .ngricanee. ,Aha" 
of name is One .merica. in cousin many have I .od. 
"maybe? ,Ahmcd know You .troit. live He mede. 
there and ,Detroit from wasn't I him told I When 
and off it shrugged he ,cousin his know l'd way no was 
the at girls three tbe toward napkin soggy his flicked 
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Lrbanese—-dark typical were Two .ar. the of end 
stunning a wa.S girl third the plumpish—but and haircd 
she When .enties. eerly her in and ,shapely ,redhead 
and brightly smiled sbe ,way ber looking us noticed 
.a.SS. ber raised 
name Her$' rme. my nudged elbo:v waiter's little The 
,EngIish the speak She .irl. friendly Very .ananna. 
".ing. I ,like You .O. 
.aid. Look,"I" .ead. my shook I but ,tempted wa.S I 
see to here rm .avor. a me do you'd if it appreciate ltd" 
'him? know you Do .ai. named man a 
his and slight!y popped eyes waiter's llle "Rafai?" 
tO waat you wby But RafaL know ٦ .ished. smile 
,'see? 
.ere. is mricaneeÅ the him tetl L'Just 
like off took and ,nodded ,briefly over it thought He 
,back WZS he minutes three about ln .bbit. nushed O 
.ray!. battered ,small a on glass shot a carrying 
the set he as whispered he ",someone tO speak I" 
,wait you But .OW. here not Rafai say He" .own. glass 
"Ho-kay? .ing. I ,COme Rafai Vnien .ink. have 
a slipped an4 back smiled r SO ,again smiling wa.S He 
scampered he When .and. his into note pound folded 
no by but ,brandy WdS lt .rink. the at soiffed I ,off 
drink tO nevet rule a it make I and rate; frst means 
it see I unless Salah C1ub the like places in anything 
cigarette a OÜt got ,aside glass the pushed I .ured. 
.shed. ptetty felt I Suddenty .p. lit and 
few a rush unexpected a,n in bcgun had day My 
in phone the when morning that eight before minutes 
WZi3 lt .awake me jolted X3m€r hotel Washington my 
.tary. effcient very Hawk's ,Stokes DeI1a 
he but" ,said she ",Nick yout on in break to Sorry" 
.u. see tO wants 
muttered vacation"l on be to supposed rm But" 
•sleepily 
.n. you See" .isply. replied she" anymore Not" 
it play is Hawk with do don't you thing one The 
lt .mp. ÜYO ,order an gives man old the When .te. 
,clothes SOtne on pull tO minutes ten than less took 
light a street the hit I When .have. aod teeth my brush 
a brought whist!e doorman's the but ,falling was rain 
—morn D.C.'s made had drizzle The .alt. fishtail a tO cab 
•cab the time the by and ,usual than worse traffc ing 
,Circle Dupont of side west the on me dropped bie 
.y. dragged had minutcs twenty-five another 
,up elevator the taking minutes three another lost I 
DeIIa offce outer AXE's through strode I when and 
.M. chattering her from up glanced 
the How's" .OOC. closed Hawk's toward nodded I 
"climate? 
thumbs-down the me gave and sweetty smiled She 
and knob the turned I ,shoulders my Bracing .sture. 
•. went 
.led. Hawk ",time About" 
the nnd weather the about something say tO started T 
Never'€ impatientlye. head his shook he but ,traffc 
"Nick? ,Arabic your How's" .interrupted. he ",ind. 
Never poinL tbe to Always .wk. vintage was That 
.rt. help could he if talk small in words wasting 
could I suppose I" .plied. ir,"l. ,while a been lt's" 
.p. brushing SOtne u.se 
and drawer top desk's his inside reached ,g-untcd He 
-be it Clamping .igars. foul his of one with up came 
of cloud a exhaled slowly and up lit he ,tips his tween 
Gregor na-tne the Does" .moke. grey eye-smarting 
"bell? a ring Salobin 
.ew. a quite rang lt 
.mptly. replied I ",rse. of ,Russian He's" 
-be I .uthorities. missüe best their ot one Probably" 
-Bom Orbital Fractional Soviet's the perfected be lieve 
had he's that around talked it's and ,System bardment 
also I .ctwork. Defense Tallinn the planning in hand a 
,II War World in engineec combat a as served he think 
left his lost and bravery for medal Lenin the received 
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in be he'd gue.SS I .talingrad. of battle the during eye 
"he? now—wouldn't sixties early or 'fifties late his 
i. show didn't he impressed WäS Hawk If 
",N3 ,files our with up keep YOtJ that see tO LGo»:I' 
about facts some are there W'But .ryly. responded he 
desk the inside back ow."Dipping. don't you Salohin 
my it tossed and folder thick a produced he drawert 
Whea .hrough. this read and comet quiet a Find" .ay. 
.tt. about talk we'll and back come ,finished you've 
but ,digest. tO hour an than morc took material The 
SaIobin*s about right was I .ding. fascinating made it 
read I when came kicker real the but ,expertise missile 
tO data missile vital on passing been had Salobin that 
.ears. three to close for lnteiligence U.S. 
hy prepared ,sheets fact 4-ITG the tO According 
Russian the ,loscow. in controller Ameriean Salobints 
,thing ideological an WdS lt .oney. the for it in wasn't 
with disenchantment growing SaIobin's by on brought 
kept sheets fact the ,Repeatedly .se;S. Kremlin his 
of criticism harsh expressed Salobin how out pointing 
or scientists toward policy harassment government's his 
slightly evetl disagreed who citizen Russian other any 
.eaders. tbeir with 
—an took I material the reading finished had I 
was that Salobin of snapshot small the at look othcr 
of front in standing him showed lt .ossier. the ot part 
Moscow a in dacha his ptobably .house country small a 
magnifying a through featutes his checked I .uburb. 
tO dip slight a was there ,sixtyish and Grey-haired .ens. 
indicated have could which ,mouth his of side right the 
the way the By ,ye. left the checked I .troke. recent a 
doubt No .alse. obvious!y was eye the ,drooped lid 
.it. about 
,offee Hawk's reentered I when ,afterward Short1y 
inches of couplc a ,chair creaky his in back leaned he 
.outh. his of corner a into screwed cigar dead of 
on views your What're" .sped. he ".ight. Atl" 
"now? Salobin 
best our be to got Salobin's" .eplied. I ",lncredible" 
".ate. tO Russia inside pipeline 
value Whatever" .ack. shot Hawk ",anymore Not" 
that's least At !Finished .one. is us tO becn Sa1obin's 
-van has man The .oment. this at stand things where„ 
•••care listen Now .ce. a without Disappeared .ished. 
".. you fill I while fully 
.ints. the off ticked Hawk ,Briefiy 
Salobin's to according ,before wecks tWO Only 
had expert missilc aging the ,controller American 
his with up Fed .tlessness. of signs increasing shown 
-cit its of lives and minds the on stranglchold country's 
-de had he that controller U.S. his told Sa1obin ,izens. 
Russia leave and complete defection his make tO cided 
important An .est. the to over come and good for 
,Tißig in held bc to scheduled WÄS conference scientific 
Turkish the from far not city Russian southeastem a 
conference the attend to was plan Salobin's and ,border 
.urkey. into over süp ,moment opportune an at ,d. 
.nctuded. Hawk ",off it pulJed actually he And" 
of set a had he and ,disguise of kind SOtne used He" 
stopped train his whcn him on papers traveling forged 
the on Once .inspection. usual the for t«rder the at 
for headed train Turkish a boarded SaIobin ,side othcr 
".ived. never he But IstanbuL 
".in. the on get did never he Maybe" 
-.be ,right atl it on got He" .ead. his shook Hawk 
,lcast at ,side our on things bandling people the cause 
Turkish the aboard spotter a put tO sense good the had 
the when again and ,on getting seen was Salobin .in. 
But .ast. Turkish the along Ordu at stopped train 
is this and ,night the during 8tops. other two were there 
-con be's Although .gue. becomes spotter our where 
he ,compartment his in remained Salobin that vinced 
the lstanbul into pulled train the when it in wasn't 
.orning. following 
.uggested. I 'Russianswt the been bave could lt" 
defect tO plan SaIobio$s to on caught had they Maybe" 
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stops two made train the Since .irn. aftcr came and 
off hjm get tO managed could've they ,night the during 
".rdcr. OWt1 their tO back it beat then and 
CBut' .id. Hawk ",first at thoughts OWfi my Exactly" 
last this received I when mind my change tO had I 
".night 
he ,desk clutteted his on papers some through Sifting 
٢ AXE's in transmitted teletype a with up came 
-rub wa.S it and point dispatch Lebanon a bore lt .ode. 
-al had Hawk .URGENT CRITICALLY stamped ber 
.in. me filled he and ,decodet the through it run ready 
•for Salobin's by dispatched been had message The 
for cry blunt a was it and controller American mer 
the ,informant underground rcliable a Through .elp. 
that tip a received had agent intelligence American 
ina person a if learned be might whereabouts Salobin's 
name the by man a contact would authority of position 
.Beirut in Salah C1ub the at Rafai of 
Hawk ",nothing maybe or ,something be could lt" 
file Jnterpol the checked already l've" .out pointed 
hit interndtional level lower a as Rafai this list they and 
——prostitution ,goods stolen ,drugs in deals who man 
•••CON But .uck. quick a into turned be C,an that anything 
be tO have will Rafai ,importance Salobin's sidering 
".ut. checked 
out hlowing After .igar. hig rclight to paused Hawk. 
be not may lt" .earily. head his shook he match the 
share who services other the of some critieize to fair 
After .ick. ,is it how know you but ,work of• kind our 
Otl knocking COme usually they ,up things foul they 
happens that when And *ut. them bail tO door AXE's 
"Right? .ou. on calling up end lgenerally 
gone evet had man old the as far as about was This 
one only W$S there and ,compliment a me paying in 
•. thank tO way 
I "Beirut? for leave to me want you do SOOt1 How" 
.ked. 
but ,smile tO going WAS he thought I moment a For 
and suddenly throat his clearing of point a made he 
of out fly tO booked You're" .tch. his at scowled 
about just you give Tbat'lJ .ours. tWO about in Dut1es 
".ings. few a pack to time enough 
,pale His .t. ca!led he ,door the reached I When 
high people are There" .erious. deadly were eyes blue 
They .ick. ,one this watching government our in up 
—spe his on value highest the place They .alobin. want 
living the among still Salobin's If .owledge. cialized 
how care don't I ,ive. in him bring tO you want I 
the get tO kill tO have may you many how or ,it do you 
".ter. the faster the And itv. do just But .one. job 
after and ,Rome tO me took flight my of leg first The 
Lebanon to directly continued I. layover hour an 
at artiving After .ight. AirIine East Midd1e a aboard 
clerk baggage the had I ,Airport lnternational Bcirut's 
and Geotges Saint Hotel the tO on luggage my send 
..wn. into ride the for cab a grabbed I then 
is Arabic though and ,city cosmopolitan a is Beirut 
widely are English and French language oflicial the 
almost Sometimes .hree. all spoke cabbie My .poken. 
of front in me dropped he time the By ,imultaneously. 
kids four had ,ied. was he knew I SaIah Club the 
he when chef pastry a as moonlighted he that and 
.b. his pushing wasn•t 
in geated myself find to happened I how that's And 
no in and ,tired ,bar Beirut grimy a of booth rear the 
.pect. tO what knowing way 
had Hawk .d. in plan game no had I ,Frankly 
be tO out turn easily could lead Rafai ne .ight. it said 
ag ,Meanwhi1e .rm. false time-consuming a ,nothing 
kept bar the at redhead the ,by dragged minutcs the 
her of one me flash to barstool her on around swiveling 
later bit a but her encourage didn't I .iles. come—on 
-disap and booth my past right walked ,up got she 
the of end far the at curtain beaded a behind peared 
,one fresh a up lit ,cigarette my out snuffed I .m. 
musicians three and partcd curtain txaded the then and 
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